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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Patient satisfaction between remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia and epidural analgesia for labor pain

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2015 Sep;94(9):1014-21. Authors: Frauenfelders S et al INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to compare patient satisfaction between remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (RPCA) and epidural analgesia (EA) for labor pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This prospective cohort study was carried out on primiparous women requesting analgesia for labor at a Teaching Hospital, Amsterdam, the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Is pre-emptive administration of ketamine a significant adjunction to intravenous morphine analgesia for controlling postoperative pain?

 Cardiovac Thorac Surg  2015 Jun 13. pii: ivv154 Authors: Fiorelli A et al OBJECTIVES: To evaluate if the pre-emptive administration of ketamine would potentiate the effect of intravenous morphine analgesia in the management of post-thoracotomy pain. METHODS: This was a unicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, prospective study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 1 mg/kg ketamine (ketamine group) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Required Propofol Dose for Anesthesia and Time to Emerge Are Affected by the Use of Antiepileptics Prospective Cohort Study

BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(34) Authors: Kentaro Ouchi; Kazuna Sugiyama Abstrate: We investigated the impact of the type of neurological disorder on the required propofol dose for anesthesia and the time to emerge from anesthesia during dental treatment in patients with autism (AU), cerebral palsy (CP), and intellectual disability (ID), some of whom also had epilepsy. Methods: We studied 224 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
What’s Measured Matters: Measuring Performance in Anaesthesia

Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(6):869-871. Authors: F. Kiernan; D. J. Buggy Delivering value for money is an increasingly insistent demand in health policy, driven by financial constraint, increased patient expectations, an ageing population, and more expensive technologies. Health performance measurement is central to ensuring that the healthcare we provide is of value to both those who pay […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Migraine Patients Skip Triptans in 40% of Attacks

Patients with migraine do not take their prescribed triptan medications in more than two in every five attacks, a new study finds. Results from the largest-ever study to track real-time adherence to triptans during an extended period were presented here at the American Headache Society (AHS) 57th Annual Scientific Meeting by Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, […]

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